Lessu

Lahiir watched and listened to Crom'nen with intent, studying his actions. He held up to his word and didn't shoot, and while it wasn't really much of a step at all, it was still a symbol of progress. His determination to separate himself and the Rylothian government from the Jedi was not overlooked, and mildly surprising. She knew that not all Senators of the Republic were sympathetic towards the Jedi, but his animosity towards them was interesting to say the least. Something to keep note of for the future. She remained quiet, feeling as though there was nothing to be said.

As for his next spiel, there were several reactions she could have resorted to. Sighing, rolling of the eyes, interjecting statements for the sake of interrupting, explicitly making a point of ignoring him, or blatantly having her men fry his brains so that they could continue the mission without further interruptions. But instead she calmly listened to him in a professional manner, keeping herself from portraying any signs of impatience. He might claim to be in the military sub-committee, but he was still a politician at heart.

"I will admit Senator, that our presence here has made the situation more complex. But by no means have we made it worse. I have stated what our allegiances are, our willingness to assist with the situation, both with medical aid and with combat support, and even had my men take a chance with the IR beacons just so you could track our movements to be sure, which is a huge risk considering the hostile force in the city. It does not take advanced equipment to pick up on that. It was your choice to thin out your forces rather than bolster them."

She paused for a moment, thinking back to their earlier conversation over the comm channel. A small smile crept to her lips.

"So you did in fact have the time to look us up. It's the only way you would have known considering I never mentioned that. While we did in fact work with the late Emerald Order, that was only our introduction to the relationship we have with the Republic and Jedi as of the present. If you look into the mission summaries you will see our extensive work in counter-slavery operations."

She shook her head slightly and looked back up Crom'nen.

"If you're really claiming to be in the military sub-committee then you must know that everybody's military structure isn't the same as the Republic. Within my organization I am on a higher tier than an average Second Lieutenant, not to mention we have a varied officer structure. Extra training and experience, combined with the nature of our work allow for those in my position to lead my forces in the field independently. I can however get in contact with my superiors. I'll have my comm operators proceed to contact them.

As for our registration, that has to do with part of the reason that we are here. All of that paperwork was being processed by ambassador Talki'na, who was here within the city. We were scheduled to pick him up as part of a security contract that he signed with us. But we arrived to the city as this... catastrophe struck. We immediately made our way here to his residence to see if he was home, but there was no sign of him. His assistant was here though, and he reported that he had left shortly before the disabled ship made contact with the city. He indicated that he would not have made it in time to be caught by the blast."